Celtic fans are deciding whether or not to take up their Europa League tickets this season.
As tensions between Celtic supporters and the board rise, fans are deciding how to take action against the Parkhead suits in terms of possible boycott options.
With Celtic releasing their four-game package for the Europa League, many fans will be deciding on whether or not to take up the tickets this season.
However, after seeing that Celtic were charging £140 for the four games, Jim Duffy has told the Parkhead board exactly what they should have done to reward the fans to make up for the disappointment of losing out on the Champions League.
Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty ImagesJim Duffy tells the Celtic board fans should have been given a Europa League discount
Duffy was speaking about the pricing Celtic fans have been hit with the Europa League package and says that the board owe the support a gesture of goodwill.
Duffy told Superscoreboard, “I think even the most you know, dyed in the wool fans, you would think that the Celtic board owe the fans a little bit here.
“They should have reduced the cost for this particular tournament because they did underperform, they should have been in the Champions League.
“And I think even if it was a gesture, even if they returned and said listen, we were going to put it £35, we’re going to make it £30 because we understand we let our supporters down a little bit. I think even something like that could have [been done].”
Why the Celtic board couldn’t deliver Jim Duffy’s brilliant price suggestion
To be fair to the Celtic board, it’s not their fault that they can’t offer the fans a discounted rate for the Europa League package.
This is because UEFA introduced minimum pricing for all of their three European tournaments where clubs cannot charge less than €40 (£34.62) for the Europa League.
Whilst Duffy’s suggestion would have been welcomed by much of the Celtic support, unfortunately even if the board wanted to, their hands are tied when it comes to setting discounted pricing for UEFA competitions.